David Wins the Battle Over the Ammonites

19 Nahash was king of Ammon. After he died, his son became the next king after him.

² David thought, “I’m going to be kind to Hanun. His father Nahash was kind to me.” So David sent messengers to Hanun. He wanted them to tell Hanun how sad he was that Hanun’s father had died. David’s messengers went to the land of Ammon. They told Hanun how sad David was.